The Printing Image–An Efficient Image

What’s Noticeably hot in Miami these days—besides the weather—is The Printing Image, an eight-year-old commercial printing company that has grown and matured into the new, emerging ranks of mid-size printers.

Mid-size printers are increasing in numbers throughout the United States as small shops begin taking on more complex, higher-volume offset jobs. To cost-effectively meet their increased volume needs, new equipment and materials—such as SonaPrint ink from Van Son Holland Ink Corporation of America are being offered.

A Little Bit of Everything
Founded in 1989 in Miami, The Printing Image offers a complete range of printing—from business stationery and folders to full-color brochures and high-impact direct mail. The printing company serves a roster of distinguished customers including Levi-Strauss, Bank of America and French Fragrance, to name a few. It produces high-quality jobs on three Ryobi sheetfed presses.

“As a middle-size printer, we are now running larger jobs at faster speeds within shorter lead times. This higher output gave us a whole new set of growing pains,” explains Joe Regenstein, president of The Printing Image. “Essentially, running faster means that we have more at risk every second. Each minute on press must deliver more quality impressions with virtually no waste.”

“While it was important to fine tune our presses to achieve high-quality jobs consistently throughout longer runs, we also realized it was necessary to look for more cost-effective inks that are formulated for printers of our size,” Regenstein continues.

“We needed inks that would set up quickly, lay down consistently and produce vivid color for both complex, multicolor jobs and standard, single color runs.”

To this end, The Printing Image began using Van Son Holland’s Sona-Print, a new ink specially engineered for mid-size printers. The new ink is said to not only exceed high-quality expectations but also reduce total systems costs. Furthermore, it is available at prices comparable to ordinary printing inks.